Razor blade handle or holder



Jan. 7, 1947.

N. S. OLESEN RAZOR BLADE HANDLE 0R HOLDER Filed Feb. 13, 1945 3mm f 5:015551) Patented Jan. 7, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in handlesor holders for safety razor blades whereby to provide safe and effectivegripping means for the blade While using the blade as a cutter.

An important object of the invention is to provide a handle for safetyrazor blades to provide a cutter adapted for use by dressmakers, modelmakers, carpenters, leather workers and the like.

It is also an important object of the invention to provide a sheath orguard for the blade when not in use together with means for pivotallyattaching the sheath or guard to the handle for swinging the sheath intoand out of position for enclosing the cutting edge of the blade.

Other objects and advantages reside in the d tails of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view showing the sheath or guard with theblade positioned therein.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the guard in its open position.

Figure 3 is an end elcvational view, and Figure 4 is a sectional Viewtaken substantially on a line td of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 designates the handle which is constructed of an elongatedstrip of metal bent upon itself and with the longitudinal edges of themat terial curved inwardly as indicated at *5 in sub-- stantially closeabutting relation to provide a handle of tubular construction having a.reinforcing strip of metal 7 positioned therein at its inner end.

The edges of the material adjacent the outer end of the handle areslightly spaced apart as indicated at 8 to provide a slot in the loweredge of the handle adapted to slidably receive a razor blade 9 of a typeprovided with a reinforced back edge it adapted for slidable insertionin the open outer end of the handle.

The lower edges of the handle 5 are provided with. a pair of downwardlyextending tongues it having a pin 82 inserted therethrough and on whichis pivotally mounted a pair of guard plates i3 and it adjacent the innerupper edge of the latter.

The plates 5 3 and I 4 are connected at their central portions by arivet or the like i5 and the upper edges of the plates are bent insubstantially diverging relation with respect to each other and withtheir upper edges rolled as indicated at l6 for receiving the blade 9between the plates l3 and i5 and with the upper edges of the plates alsoadapted for receiving the lower edge of the front end of the handle 5 infriction gripping relation therewith to retain the guard in a positionfor enclosing the blade.

The lower edges of the guard are likewise bent in diverging relationwith respect to each other so that when the guard is pivoted on the pin[2 to uncover the blade 9 the lower edge of the guard may then be swungupwardly for receiving the lower edge of the rear portion of the handleas will be apparent from an inspection of Figure 2 of the drawingwhereby to secure the guard in its open position.

The rear end of the handle 5 may be formed with an opening H by means ofwhich the handle may be suspended from a nail or other article when notin use.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the handle 5 may beconstructed of relatively light weight thin sheet metal and the handlewill be maintained in a rigid position by reason of the reinforcingstrip I inserted in the hollow rear end of the handle.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, operation and advantages of a tool of this character willbe quite apparent to those skilled in the art. A more detaileddescription thereof is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though I have herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of my invention that the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described, and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A safety razor blade holder comprising a substantially flattubular-handle having a 1ongitudinally extending slot in its lower edgeat the front end thereof and adapted for receiving one edge of a safetyrazor blade, a tongue extending downwardly from the lower edge of thehandle rearwardly of the blade and a pair of plates secured to eachother intermediate their edges and pivoted on said tongue adjacent oneend of said plates, said plates diverging at their upper and lower edgesand adapted for respectively receiving and frictionally engaging thelower edge 01fv the handle when the blades are swung rearwardly and forfrictionally engaging and enclosing the blades when the blades are swungforwardly.

2. A safety razor blade holder comprising a substantially fiat tubularhandle, an elongated rigid strip inserted in the rear end of the handleto reinforce the latter, said handle having a longitudinally extendingslot in its lower edge at the front end thereof and adapted forreceiving one edge of a safety razor blade for positioning in the frontend of the handle, a tongue extending downward- 1y from the lower edgeof the handle rearwardly of the blade and a pair of plates secured toeach other intermediate their edges and pivoted on said tongue adjacentone end of said plate, said plates having flared upper and lower edgesadapted for respectively receiving and frictionally engaging the loweredge of the handle when the plates are swung forwardly and rearwardly onthe handle, said plates forming a guard for the blade when moved intoits forward position.

NELS S. OLESEN.

